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Old 07-07-2005, 12:23 PM
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Audis are 50/50 front/rear.
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 02:40 PM
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Quattro AWD is undeniably the best AWD in the world. It's been proven endlessly in professional motorsports. I don't have a Subaru however I can tell you there's no comparison between my A4's Quattro and BMW's X-Drive which we have in our X5. I believe (not sure) the real difference is that Audi distributes power to each wheel independently based on input from the ABS wheel speed sensors. BMW does the same thing but they're lightyears behind in mastering it.

Tom would know.
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 03:46 PM
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Audis are 50/50 front/rear.

For now... New ones are gonna be 40/60 split.
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 08:31 PM
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audi's awd system is 100% mechanical
that's the big thing that sets it apart from other awd systems like bmw and subaru
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 10:53 PM
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Audis are 50/50 front/rear.

For now... New ones are gonna be 40/60 split.
why the move to 40/60
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 11:01 PM
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40 front/60 rear will hopefully give it a little oversteer, which is ALWAYS a good thing
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 11:20 PM
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Infiniti's new AWD system is very nice too. Automobile magazine rated it on par with Audi. They did a big write up comparing the two systems last spring. They gave Infiniti slightly better marks based on the adjustable power split.
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 11:23 PM
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i think the diffence between AWD and 4 wheel drive is that you can turn 4 wheel drive off when you want. and AWD you cannot.

i think thats what you were asking
 
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Old 07-07-2005, 11:25 PM
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Quattro AWD is undeniably the best AWD in the world. It's been proven endlessly in professional motorsports.
most def...if u ever watch like GT races or whatever its called with bmw's, audi's, porsche's, corvette's etc...u always see at the start of the race the audi's jump into the middle and sides with their awesome AWD launches.
 




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